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It is movie season at the East Hampton Library and that means a screening of this summer's blockbuster "Oppenheimer" on Saturday 1 p.m. and the start of the library's Winter International Film Festival on Sunday.

Calvary Baptist Church and St. Luke's Episcopal Church will join together in a celebration of the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday at 4 p.m. at St. Luke's Church.

The East Hampton Fire Department's next free community dinner will take place on Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 in the East Hampton High School cafeteria.

Parking will be in the main lot in front of the school; drop-off will be at the front door.

Additional community dinners will happen on Feb. 13 and March 6.

The Wainscott Heritage Project is conducting a reconnaissance survey to guide its mission of historical documentation and preservation.

The National Weather Service is seeking college students who are interested in weather-related careers, offering them an up-close volunteer experience at its office in Upton, on the campus of Brookhaven National Laboratory.

The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation will offer influenza shots, health screenings, the opportunity to apply for colorectal screenings, and assistance making appointments for zero-cost mammograms and Pap tests for uninsured women at a health fair Friday starting at 11 a.m. in the St. Luke's Episcopal Church meeting room.

It's a happy new year, indeed, for people in New York who earn minimum wage. New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Dec. 27 that the minimum wage for Long Islanders will now be $16.

A new East Hampton Town law going into effect Jan. 1 will require a new certificate of occupancy (C.O.) to be obtained when the ownership of a property changes hands.

It's cold out there for sure, but that won't stop the action on the local hiking trails.

A rundown of celebrations of the holiday at local churches.

East Hampton Town has put out a reminder for residents and business owners to document and describe any damage they incurred as a result of this week's storms.

Visiting hours for Andrew Strong, formerly of East Hampton, will be held at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor on Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A celebration of his life will take place Friday at 10 a.m. at the St. Luke's Episcopal Church parish hall in East Hampton.

Silas Jones and Reilly Rose, singer-songwriters who recently graduated from East Hampton High School and Sag Harbor's Pierson High School, respectively, will perform an evening of music Friday at 7 p.m. at LTV Studios in Wainscott.

A gingerbread house contest sponsored by Project Most will wrap up with a free party and judging on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Most Holy Trinity school building on Meadow Way. 

The East Hampton Presbyterian Church’s “Wonderful Christmastime” holiday handbell concert is on Friday, and on Saturday at St. Luke's there's a performance of the “Christmas Oratorio” by Camille Saint-Saens and a singalong with a full choir.

With the winter holiday season in full swing, efforts are afoot in Bridgehampton to help those in need.

LTV Studios in Wainscott and the Jewish Center of the Hamptons will host "A Concert for Israel" to support humanitarian relief in that country on Wednesday at LTV with performances by Mick Hargreaves, Jeffrey Levitt, Peter Martin Weiss, and Lauren Lebowitz.

The East Hampton Historical Farm Museum at the corner of North Main and Cedar Streets has invited Santa for a visit and photo opportunities on Thursday evening.

The popular Deck the Farm celebration at Amber Waves Farm in Amagansett happens on Saturday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. 

Actual, real-life reindeer will be among the extremely jolly attractions at Saturday’s Magic of Montauk holiday fair, and on Sunday, Santa visits the firehouse.

A tree lighting, Santa at Long Wharf, Hanukkah at Temple Adas Israel and more.

Proceeds raised by a 5K run and walk on Saturday at 9 a.m. starting from East Hampton's Main Beach will support the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter’s children’s programs and camp.

A holiday tea at the Presbyterian church, live music on the steps of London Jewelers, and two concerts at the library are on tap this weekend.

The curtain rises Friday on Our Fabulous Variety Show's take on the classic "A Christmas Carol" story, starring a character called Jacob Marley McFly, lots of time-travel high jinks and ghosts of 1980s past, "and so much dancing," says one of its directors, Anita Boyer.

A new Barnes & Noble bookstore opens at noon on Friday, Dec. 1, in the Bridgehampton Commons.

A lineup of local rock-and-roll royalty will take the stage at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Wednesday in a benefit for Joe O’Haire, a Montauk photographer recovering from an Oct. 17 motorcycle accident involving an 18-wheeler in Texas that left him with numerous broken bones and a collapsed lung. 

If shopping for handmade, locally sourced gifts is your cup of tea, well, this is the right weekend for it. Artists and vendors will be selling their wares at open-house events, festivals, and craft fairs in hamlets and villages across the South Fork on Saturday and Sunday.

The Montauk School Board is looking for a resident of the school district to fill out the time remaining in Tom Flight's board term. Mr. Flight was elected this month to the East Hampton Town Board and will be sworn in by the town clerk in January. His school board term expires June 30, 2024.

This winter, Southampton Town is offering a still-water lifeguard certification course that can qualify a participant to serve at a bay beach and provide the basics needed to move on to an ocean lifeguarding program.

The holiday toy drive of the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry has begun. New, unwrapped toys can be donated at the Long Wharf Windmill daily through Dec. 11 between noon and 5:30 p.m.